Have been playing for a while now in several different games, but I am currently playing the Shah of Persia in Game 6. Other nations I have played are the Russians in Game 8 and the Hungarians in Game 2.

Ah the Hungarians in game 2 was my first position, but when I joined he was already married to the Kaisers sister. She was pregnant with there second child when I left game two to try my hand at russia.

Russia is of course always a worry for Persia but in the beginning there are quite a bit of distance between Persia and Russia (the Uzbek, Kalmuk, Kazakh act as a buffer).

The Ottomans will probably leave Persia alone if Persia leave them alone. Persia is large and it will take the Turks a large amount of troops and a long time to achieve anything, leaving them exposed to attack from the European side. The Europeans (read Austria) will almost certainly understand that giving the Ottomans the time they need to conquer Persia in peace and quiet will be a very bad idea, as they are probably next on the list.